# company

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkʌmp(ə)ni/ · frequency rank #224

## Definitions
1. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
2. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
3. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
4. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
5. A team; a group of people who work together professionally.
6. A small group of birds or animals.
7. An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
8. Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
9. Social visitors or companions.
10. adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
11. Companionship.

## Etymology
From Middle English companye (“a team; companionship”), from Old French compaignie (“companionship”) (Modern French: compagnie), possibly from Late Latin *compania, but this word is not attested. Old French compaignie is equivalent to Old French compaignon (Modern French: compagnon) + -ie. More at companion.
Displaced native Old English werod, gefer, getæl, and hired.

## Easily confused with
- **comply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/company-vs-comply)
- **compare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/company-vs-compare)
- **compass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/company-vs-compass)
- **command** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/command-vs-company)
- **compact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-company)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccompany`, `cmopany`, `comapny`, `commpany`, `companny`, `companyy`, `compayn`, `compnay`, `comppany`, `copmany`, `ocmpany`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/company